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TheBlackAdder

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2. Apparently is doesn't. They're just billing it as a hardware issue, when it's probably not.

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 15, 2019, 11:04 AM

Oct 2019

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People who have posted the fix get banned from the Apple Community.

Most times, when Apple laptops fail, it's a $1 capacitor that just needs to be replaced, but Apple tries to sell a new machine, by stating that the repairs are almost as much as buying a replacement.

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Apple Catalina Software Update has been Bricking Machines. Apple States a New Logic Board Required. [View all] TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 OP

An O.S. update that ruins your hardware...? regnaD kciN Oct 2019 #1

Apparently is doesn't. They're just billing it as a hardware issue, when it's probably not. TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #2

I've replaced hundreds of mobo caps. They cost a few cents. defacto7 Oct 2019 #3

BS CloudWatcher Oct 2019 #4

Like I don't believe everything that one person writes in a post calling BS. TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #5

I should hope not! CloudWatcher Oct 2019 #6

2nd call of BS CloudWatcher Oct 2019 #7

Well, since you're in the know. Go to that video and call him out on it. TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #8

Yeah, probably will ... CloudWatcher Oct 2019 #9

Ok, commented on youtube as well CloudWatcher Oct 2019 #10